IP Alerts_AFD China Intellectual Property

2014-11-03

Beijing: Nation's First IP Court Opens

The first special court for intellectual property rights (IPR) cases opens on November 3, 2014. Two similar courts in Shanghai and Guangzhou will open by the end of this year. The new intellectual property court has a mandate to deal with issues connected

2014-10-17

Supreme Court Soliciting Public Opinion for Judicial Interpretation of Trademark Authorization and Confirmation

In recent years, with a substantial increase in quantity, causes related to trademark authorization and confirmation became a major type of administrative cases processed by courts. In order to clarify and unify trial standards so that the cases will be h

2014-10-16

NCA Increased Payment Rates for Writing

The National Copyright Administration released new payment standards for written works in late September, which raised the basic range to between 80 yuan (about $13) and 300 yuan per 1,000 characters. The previous 30 yuan to 100 yuan was set about 15 year

2014-10-10

SIPO Has Established Direct Electronic Priority Document Exchange Programs

On October 10, 2014, the SIPO announces the direct electronic priority document exchange program with the U.S. Department of Commerce's United States (USPTO). This new free service that will allow the two offices to electronically exchange patent applicat

2014-09-30

UKIPO: New Measures That Will Modernise the Intellectual Property Framework Will Come into Force on 1 October 2014

New measures that will modernise the intellectual property (IP) framework will come into force on 1 October 2014, modernising copyright law and helping designers and patent holders protect their valuable IP. The governments package of reforms to copyright

2014-09-25

USPTO and KIPO Announce KIPO's Full Expansion of the Cooperative Patent Classification System

The U.S. Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) today announced a major expansion of cooperation in classification activities between the USPTO and KIPO. The agreement,

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